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Activist Kimiko Hirata is still reeling from becoming the first Japanese woman to clinch the Goldman Environmental Prize, widely regarded as equivalent to the Nobel Prize, for her efforts to wean Japan off coal-fired power generation. Hirata, 50, said modestly that she didn’t feel she merited such attention, but was hugely pleased that her work in environmental protection had shed light on the activities of Japanese nongovernmental organizations. “That is what I am best pleased about.” Hirata got interested in international issues when she took a college class given by Masako Hoshi...

Japan bank head says transition funds are critical for climate Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Makoto Takashima, chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association, speaks during an interview in Tokyo last month. Takashima assumed the post of chairman on Thursday. | BLOOMBERG Bloomberg Jul 1, 2021 Helping big polluters transform into greener enterprises is one of the biggest challenges facing Japanese banks, and simply cutting off funding for “brown” com...

MUFJ board beats back climate resolution as activists falter in Japan Today 06:00 am JST Today | 06:37 am JST TOKYO Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group shareholders on Tuesday defeated a proposal for the bank to align its business with global targets on climate change, dealing a win for the board over investors pushing for more action on the environment. Activist investors in Europe and the United States trying to halt climate change have successfully compelled companies to divest their fossil fuel holdings but the tactic has failed in Japan so far. This is the fourth time since...

Aaron SheldrickTakashi Umekawa 2 minute read People queue inside a branch of the Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFJ) Financial Group's bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ in Tokyo, Japan, February 1, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo TOKYO, June 29 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.T) shareholders on Tuesday defeated a proposal for the bank to align its business with global targets on climate change, dealing a win for the board over investors pushing for more action on the environment. Activist investors in Europe and the United States trying to halt climate change have successfully compelled com...

By Takashi Umekawa and Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO, June 29 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group shareholders on Tuesday defeated a proposal for the bank to align its business with global targets on climate change, dealing a win for the board over investors pushing for more action on the environment. Activist investors in Europe and the United States trying to halt climate change have successfully compelled companies to divest their fossil fuel holdings but the tactic has failed in Japan so far. This is the fourth time since 2020 a so-called shareholder climate resolution has been defeated af...